Razer is summoning a big gun as it bids to develop its mobile gaming strategy. The Hong Kong-listed company — which sells laptops, smartphones and gaming peripherals — said today it is working with Tencent on a raft of initiatives related to smartphone-based games. The collaboration will cover hardware, software and services. Some of the […]
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Nubia’s Alpha wearable is the craziest gadget at MWC 2019
The Nubia Alpha wearable smartphone looks innovative, but up close, it doesn’t live up to the hype. It’s clunky and cheap on the wrist and the interface is overwhelming. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Wearables, Consumer Electronics, Nubia Alp…
View More Nubia’s Alpha wearable is the craziest gadget at MWC 2019Your smartphone may soon pack 1TB in storage thanks to Samsung’s new memory chip
Sick of filling the limited space on your phone with apps, photos and videos? Sometime in the near future, your smartphone could ship with more than one-terabyte (1TB) of internal storage and run 10 times faster than a standard memory card. Samsung is best known for making smartphones but the company’s memory division — one of its […]
View More Your smartphone may soon pack 1TB in storage thanks to Samsung’s new memory chipCasio unveils an all metal G-Shock for those who need real steel
The G-Shock is so nerdy that it’s become cool and this latest model, the GMWB5000GD-9, is no exception. Based on the original G-Shock models, this decidedly unsmart (but not dumb) watch features solar charging, atomic timekeeping, and a simple Bluetooth connection to your phone. Plus now it comes in gold or silver toned metal, a […]
View More Casio unveils an all metal G-Shock for those who need real steelThe Casio Rangeman GPR-B1000 is a big watch for big adventures
The Casio Rangeman GPR-B1000 is comically large. That’s the first thing you notice about it. Based on the G-Shock design, this massive watch is 20.2mm thick and about 60mm in diameter, a true dinner plate of a watch. Inside the heavy case is a dense collection of features that will make your next outdoor adventure […]
View More The Casio Rangeman GPR-B1000 is a big watch for big adventuresCalifornia passes law that bans default passwords in connected devices
Good news! California has passed a law banning default passwords like “admin,” “123456” and the old classic “password” in all new consumer electronics starting in 2020. Every new gadget built in the state from routers to smart home tech will have to come with “reasonable” security features out of the box. The law specifically calls […]
View More California passes law that bans default passwords in connected devicesFido Alliance adds a biometrics certification program to help fight spoofing
In a move aimed at upping standards across biometric user verification systems, the industry consortium, Fido Alliance, has launched a certification program for biometrics systems. “The goal of the Biometric Certification Component Program is to provide a framework for the certification of biometric subsystems that can in turn be integrated into FIDO Certified authenticators,” it writes on its […]
View More Fido Alliance adds a biometrics certification program to help fight spoofingScientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls
Research scientists at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab have built a prototype touchscreen device that’s neither smartphone nor tablet but kind of both — and more besides. The device, which they’ve christened the MagicScroll, is inspired by ancient (papyrus/paper/parchment) scrolls so it takes a rolled-up, cylindrical form factor — enabled by a flexible 7.5inch touchscreen […]
View More Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrollsSamsung’s official launch video for the Galaxy Note 9 has also now leaked…
The official launch promo video for Samsung’s next flagship smartphone in the long-running Galaxy Note line — the Note 9 — appears to have leaked, with links to the video now cropping up on YouTube. And via Twitter… Samsung accidentally posted its Galaxy Note 9 into video to YouTube. Oops. pic.twitter.com/NfzikY4tLG — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) […]
View More Samsung’s official launch video for the Galaxy Note 9 has also now leaked…LG Mobile’s losses continue but now sales are falling too
Korean electronics giant LG is soaring to new heights, but its mobile division continues to lag well behind the rest of the company and the signs aren’t promising. LG’s latest financials released today recorded another quarter of success with operating profit jumping 16 percent year-on-year to hit KRW 771 billion ($715.1 million) as overall sales rose […]
View More LG Mobile’s losses continue but now sales are falling tooEU fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer $130M for online price fixing
The European Union’s antitrust authorities have issued a series of penalties, fining consumer electronics companies Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer more than €110 million (~$130M) in four separate decisions for imposing fixed or minimum resale prices on their online retailers in breach of EU competition rules. It says the four companies engaged in so called […]
View More EU fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer $130M for online price fixingReview: The V-Moda Crossfade II Wireless headphones look and sound beautiful
Damn. These are good looking headphones. The V-Moda Crossfade II Wireless could be the best looking headphones available. Better yet, they sound good, too. As the name suggests, this is the second generation of this series of headphones from V-Moda. The drivers are different and the company improved on the build quality. The originals were already […]
View More Review: The V-Moda Crossfade II Wireless headphones look and sound beautiful